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I suggest you log into your Princess.com. 1. see photo. You can try clicking on luggage tags and travel summary. Scroll down to print summary and see if it shows there. 2. You should have an invoice showing the cost of your cruise with your deposit and what is included. When I use a TA, this is created by my TA. If I book direct from Princess, the invoice will be created and sent to you directly from Princess. Both of these documents will show what is included. 3. You could try to book an excursion and the Princess OBC will show up so you can use it to pay for the excursion. i have never seen what you attached with an OBC on each option. Since it is just a step in the booking process it does not really mean anything as it is not booked. The next page might show the OBC. For instance, I always get Military OBC, but it does not show up on the photo you show, but is reflected after I book only. Good luck. What category did you book. Is this the December 2024 Sapphire? I notice it does not include the up to 40% off statement that is now included.

@mamafun, Awesome for you. How exciting. The anticipation is part of the fun.

@Snaxmuppet, thank you for the follow up. I will see what I can find out on my April cruises.

Your explanation is very helpful and it makes a lot of sense to me as I was getting more confused. Is your 5 minutes, just an example? Or is it really 5 minutes? I know they reserve the right to make it what they want. The bottom line is that the more we enter our cabin (with the limitations), the more entries we have? If we came back to our cabin at different times, we will increase our odds? (This part seems ridiculous to me). Thank you for taking the time to provide an explanation. It is much appreciated.

Couldn’t your TA get it fixed for you?

I am not sure if it is broken or just how it was designed. If you wish to use the AP for future booked cruises, you need to use your booking number and name, correct? To your point, the AP can be redesigned. I certainly would not want to “sign in” again, ever time I needed to use the AP, especially when cruising,

Makes more sense. Does that mean when my DW and I enter our cabin, we get two entries for the game? How about when we depart? i hope you are correct, but rule 5 is confusing me. “ “An Authorized Guest must enroll his or her stateroom in the Promotion while onboard a Participating Vessel (“Current Cruise”), and during the time the Casino onboard the Participating Vessel is open, as determined solely by Princess, (“International Waters”), by either: i) signing up with Guest Services; or ii) through the purchase of a Princess bundle called “Princess Premier” (“Enrolled Premier”); (“Eligible Entry(ies)”). An Authorized Guest will be automatically enrolled in the Promotion upon the purchase of Princess Premier. For the avoidance of any doubt, only one enrollment per stateroom is permitted and each stateroom, which is or may be connected, suite, or specialty accommodation is considered a stateroom for the purposes of the Promotion.”

Perhaps. I suspect it may be a way to stop people from going in and out too many times, thus the cooling off period.

Thank you. You would think that the newer designed ships would have provided more shade. I would be surprised if cruisers today are requesting more sun, but maybe it is age related.

Did you cancel one of your reservations and then book a replacement for another restaurant, time, or day?

One free entry per cabin is included with the Princess Premier package. I just read the terms closely and I see that although both people in a cabin have the Premier package only the primary guest in the cabin can play. Seems like Princess owns us $10 for the second person. Doesn’t look right, but I will not be complaining. This is interesting “ “After enrolling in the Promotion, when an Authorized Guest approaches his or her Enrolled Stateroom, while in International Waters, the door panel of the Enrolled Stateroom will automatically play the Princess Prizes game (“Game Play”). Princess reserves the right to implement a cooling off period or otherwise limit the number of times Game Play is activated by an Authorized Guest unlocking his or her Enrolled Stateroom.”. How is that for covering your butt? They could make it so that it only enters once every four hours. Which woukd make more sense.

Just to clarify. The Enchanted Princess’s Sanctuary has on average less shade than the Emerald Princess’s Sanctuary? I have only been in the Emerald’s Sanctuary that IMO needed mor shade, so this seems backwards. Thanks.

Obviously I agree with you about that possibility.

I cannot attest to the percentage quoted. I was successfully able to make each of my two included Speciality dining reservations for no charge. Although I may have needed to enter my CC number. After I made my choice, it showed the cost and showed that there was not a charge. When I initially started to make a reservation, I received a reminder in the AP that I had some credits for Specialty dining. I was using the old AP. The only way to make a change is to cancel your current reservation and make a new one. I found that I had to wait some time before my cancelled credit showed up to be used for another booking. No idea whey it is different for some people. Some people may not be looking closely at what is and is not being charged? But the issue has been reported numerous times, so there must be an issue. i suggest you try to make a reservation all the way to the end and see what happens. You can always immediately cancel the reservations for a refund on your credit card

Very fortunate about the 3 reservations in each of the Specialty restaurants. (Nice strategy). Our Oceania cruise was during the post COVD restart for 14 days. The cruise was less than 50% capacity, thus our Speciality dining was unlimited. Make sure to try the informal dinner AFT dining at least once. Excellent items grilled to enjoy in the moonlight. We also loved the breakfast and lunch area near the pool. The included Select alcohol Drink package was wine and beer only at lunch and dinner. But Oceania had a pre dinner cocktail time that had free cocktails. (If I remember correctly). Tough call on the regular upgraded extra cost drink package. I found it somewhat limiting. My comment about Regent was meant as a complement to Oceania and not a criticism of Regent. We did enjoy Regent, but enjoyed Oceania more. (I know that is a little unusual)

Have you made your final payment?

Hank, enjoy your cruise. We also cruised on the R class ships starting with Renaissance followed by the ship’s Princess purchased in the French Polynesia. The newer Oceania ships have amazing Speciality restaurants with no extra charge. It will be interesting to see how the experience compares for you. We enjoyed the overall experience more than Regent experience.

Steelers8054, excellent and entertaining review and comparison. Your and effort is very much appreciated. Thank you very much.

Hank, why haven’t you tried Oceania? You might want to try them sometime, especially if food is a priority for you.

If you have a different return flight that they like better, you should call. It cannot be done on line without affecting the pricing. How much of a change did the airline make?

That has also been my experience.

Thanks for reviewing.

Princess is correct. It might make you feel better if you do a dummy booking and check the price for your current cabin. You want to make sure that you comparing the same packages. Did you book Standard, Plus, or Premier? Yes, you will need to pay the difference between what your originally paid and the current price for the upgraded cabin. Just make sure it is a true comparison with the same benefits. As an alternative, you could make a bid for an upgrade when the bidding is available. Good luck.

Makes no sense to me? When did you originally book your cruise. Did you pay $60 a day per person or only $50? I wonder if your TA made so kind of error? She was not given a reason does not sound like a very good TA IMO, since it is her job to find out. When is your cruise? Did you get free medallion shipping? If not perhaos you were over charged and our due a $10 credit?

Do you still have the ad that you can post? I would like to see the fine print. Thanks